Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, many of the images do a good job of masking the use of a fisheye. Also, you have done an outstanding job dealing with the expansion that an ultra-wide can do to a scene. I finally ordered a 42mm to Nex so I can use my 17mm Tacky again. I probably will never run another roll of film through a camera. On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Jim Hemenway <jim at hemenway.com> wrote: > > My last roll of Plus-X and my new-to-me Pentax M-Fisheye > > http://www.hemenway.com/**12042012-ZX5n-FisheyeM-Orange-**Plus-X/<http://www.hemenway.com/12042012-ZX5n-FisheyeM-Orange-Plus-X/> > > This lens is a 17mm prime just for the K mount Pentax film cameras. It's > an excellent lens and is very well built. I used to have the screw mount > version, but traded it a year ago to someone who did some work for me. So > when I wanted to get a replacement recently, I forsook my Spotmatics and > other screw mount cameras and went for this one. > > I think that it's a trifle better than my Leica-R 17mm, which was also > made in Japan by Minolta. > > Comments? > > Jim, 'But I still have a few rolls of Plus-X 120" Hemenway > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com